The Death of a Lion: Henry Gilchrist Dies at 92 – Updated

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By Natalie Posgate

(May 8) – Henry Gilchrist, the legendary transactional lawyer who represented Clint Murchison and the Dallas Cowboys and helped raise the profile of the legal market in Dallas, passed away early Saturday morning. He was 92.
 
Gilchrist had remained in practice until very nearly the end of his life, serving clients for 67 years. He retired from Hunton & Williams in September.
 
Named by Texas Lawbook a Lion of the Texas Bar, Gilchrist was the fifth lawyer to join Jenkens & Bowen, the prominent Dallas firm that became to be known as Jenkens & Gilchrist. He served as the firm’s managing partner for about 25 years. Gilchrist joined Hunton & Williams in 2007 after the demise of his namesake firm.

Former colleagues remember Gilchrist as someone who treated everyone with respect, remained humble, mentored younger lawyers and valued the quality of the person more than the quality of the practice.